An average day on Pathways consists of seminars and workshops in the morning and touring and group activities during the afternoon. There will also be overnight trips throughout the program.
Unique to the Pathways program, the afternoon and overnight touring around Israel is closely integrated with the topics discussed in the morning seminars, leading to a much deeper connection with the material studied and a deepened love for the Land of Israel.
Monday
- Afternoon arrival
- Evening Introductory Session
Tuesday
Pesach - Nationhood and Jewish Identity
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- Jewish Identity
- Chumash: The Birth of the Jewish Nation
- Tower of David Museum & Old City Walls
- Kotel
- Rest up and refresh
- Free time
Wednesday
Sefirat Ha'Omer - From Egypt to Mount Sinai
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- Habits of Highly Spiritual People
- Breaking the Idols - Shattering Preconceptions
- Guvrin Caves - R. Akiva and the Bar Kochba rebellion
- Travel to Negev; Camel Rides
- Desert Night Walk & Campfire
- Overnight in Bedouin tents
Thursday
Sefirat Ha'Omer - From Egypt to Mount Sinai
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- Masada
- Dead Sea
- Ein Gedi
- Free Evening after return to Jerusalem
Friday
Shabbat and Spirituality
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- Walking Through a Shabbat
- Preparing for Shabbat
- The Shuk
- Challah Baking
Shabbat
Shabbat and Spirituality
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- Friday night at the Kotel; Meal in the Old City
- Day - Communal Meal at Darche Noam Campus
- Afternoon Session
- Party and Free Time
Sunday
Shavuot - Ruth, Giving and Relationships
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- The Book of Ruth on Chesed
- Love and Relationships
- Volunteering and Tour at Yad Eliezer
- Common Denominator - Bringing Chesed to Life in Eretz Yisrael
Monday
Shavuot - Torah
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- Learning Gemara and Chumash
- Visit Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau in Tel Aviv
- Diaspora Museum - Focus on the Chain of Tradition
- Jaffa at night - Beach Barbeque
- Return to Jerusalem
Tuesday
Tisha B'Av - Holocaust, Antisemitism and Jewish Unity
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- Baseless hatred and interpersonal relations
- The destruction of the Temples
- Visit to Yad Vashem
- Evening Show: 4 Faces of Israel
Wednesday
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur - Prayer
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- The Power of Prayer
- Should Prayer be Fixed or Spontaneous?
- Tiyul in the footsteps of Abraham
- Free Time in the Old City
- Leave for the North to Safed
Thursday
Succot - Joy and Water
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- Tel Dan and Banyas - Water in Israel
- Visit to Army Base
- Winery
- Night Activity: Boat Ride and Dinner in Tiberius
Friday
Simchat Torah - Torah and Kabbalah
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- Walking Tour of Safed - Old City and shul
- Shopping in Safed
- The Revealed and Hidden Torah - the graves of the Kabbalists
- Preparation for Shabbat
Shabbat
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- Shabbat in Safed
- Friday night at Beirav
- Communal Meals and Local Guest Speaker
- After Shabbat: Concert with Simply Tsfat
- Free time
Sunday
Chanukah & Purim - Relating to the Non-Jewish World
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- Climbing the Arbel Mountain
- Hot Springs
- Greeks and Shuls - Dealing with other Cultures
- Return to Jerusalem
- Rest and Free Time
Monday
Chanukah & Purim - Relating to the Non-Jewish World
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- Jewish Pride
- Megillat Esther - A Jewish Queen in Persia
- Jewish Culture and Global Jihad
- Reliving the battles of the Macabbees in Modiin
Tuesday
Chanukah & Purim - Putting it all Together
Workshops, tours and activities include:
- The Jew in Exile: Assimilation or Integration?
- Final Session: Putting it all together
- Going Away Banquet
